A wildfire burned through about twelve open acres in a brushy canyon area just east of El Cajon before firefighters were able to subdue the flames Wednesday afternoon.
The fire began shortly before 4:30 p.m. off the eastern end of Sloane Canyon Road, near Loveland Reservoir in the unincorporated Dehesa area, according to Cal Fire.
It took ground crews and air tankers and water-dropping helicopters a little more than an hour to halt the spread of the flames.
No injuries or damage to structures were reported.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
City News Service contributed to this report.
